Korean J Pediatr.
2007 Nov;50(11):1134-1138. 10.3345/kjp.2007.50.11.1134.
Three cases of pulmonary and/or intestinal tuberculosis in adolescents
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- 1Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Korea. yoolina@korea.ac.kr
- 2Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Korea.
- 3Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Korea.
- KMID: 2279375
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3345/kjp.2007.50.11.1134
Abstract
- Since the tuberculosis (TB) in adolescents has unique clinical characteristics, special attention should be paid to this age group. Adolescents are more susceptible to developing TB disease and more likely to have cavitary pulmonary disease. Also, adolescent patients with TB more frequently present with extrapulmonary disease. We report three adolescents with active pulmonary and/or intestinal TB: one had pulmonary and intestinal TB, another had a pulmonary TB, and the third exclusively had an intestinal TB. Diagnosis was confirmed by pathologic examination of the lung and/or intestines. All three patients were treated successfully without complication. A brief review of the literature has been included.
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